Kent Personal Injury Law Blog

We mentioned earlier this week on our Kent, Washington, personal injury law blog that besides by wearing helmets and other protective gear, motorcyclists can also attempt to avoid suffering serious injuries in an accident by making sure that they know how to safely handle their bikes in dangerous situations. Other motorists do not always take caution when sharing the roads with motorcyclists. And when a distracted or negligent driver causes a crash, the motorcyclist is the one who will most likely suffer serious or fatal injuries in the accident.

Last fall, a 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident after a negligent driver hit him in downtown Seattle. The man is still recovering from his injuries, and now he is filing a lawsuit in King County Superior Court in order to make sure that no other motorist has to experience the pain he has suffered. The man's lawsuit argues that Ride-the-Ducks vehicles are not being operated safely on the roads because the drivers of the vehicles are too focused on being tour guides for passengers while operating the vehicles.

Earlier this week on our Kent personal injury law blog, we mentioned some of the dangers of drunk driving and the tragic death of the pedestrian who was killed in Washington state last week by a possible drunk driver. Deaths caused by drunk driving accidents are especially difficult for families and communities to accept because we understand that many innocent lives could have easily been saved had folks made the right decision not to drive after consuming alcohol.

However, even sober drivers can make mistakes on the road that can lead to a serious or fatal car accident. One simple way drivers can avoid making a fatal mistake is to put their cell phones down when they are driving. Although there has been much discussion within the last year in the state of Washington and throughout the entire U.S. about the dangers of texting while driving, the results of a new survey suggest that this message is not getting across to teenage drivers.

According to the survey, nearly 60 percent of teens still text while they drive.

As summer approaches, children in Kent and throughout the entire state of Washington may be looking forward to spending more of their days playing outside. But if fellow neighbors who own dogs fail to make sure that their pets are properly leashed or that their fences and gates are properly secured, a child could also be at risk of suffering serious or catastrophic injuries in a dog attack this summer.

Many steps can be taken to prevent these types of incidents from occurring, but in the event that a child or a loved one is injured after being bitten or attacked by a dog this summer, Kent residents should have an understanding of their rights.

In Washington, dog owners may be held accountable for one's injuries if their pet attacks another person. Injuries could include disfigurement, scarring or emotional trauma. Although residents might assume that it is easy to recover damages after a child has been injured by someone else's dog, insurance companies might try to pass the blame on the child for provoking a pet. So what can parents do to make sure that a pet owner takes responsibility for a dog attack and that one's child receives the compensation he or she may need in order to physically and mentally recover as best as possible from such a horrifying incident?

Patients are bombarded with a number of important medical decisions that need to be made following a brain injury. This presents a significant problem, according to a recent study, that stated brain injuries lessen a patient's ability to make sound medical decisions.

Brain injuries, such as those sustained in a car accident on our Kent roads or after taking a tumble on a slippery surface at a local grocery store, can cause permanent damage. Treating these injuries can be a long and expensive process. And it doesn't help that patients are not in the right frame of mind to make complex medical decisions, according to researchers who conducted a study that looked at how brain injuries affected patients in this area. Researchers recently published their findings in a medical journal for the American Academy of Neurology.